Judges 7:2
And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord said unto Gideon, the people that are with thee are too many,.... It appears, by what follows, that there were 32,000 of them, which was but a small army to engage with one of 100,000…
Here, I. Gideon applies himself with all possible care and industry to do the part of a good general, in leading on the hosts of Israel against the Midianites (Jdg 7:1): He rose up early, as one whose…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The people that are with thee Whatever is to be understood by these words in Jdg 7:7, here they must refer to the host mentioned in Jdg 6:35.
lest Israel vaunt themselves against me For the thought…
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